Jun 21 Federal officials seize 35,000 pounds of cocaine at Philadelphia port By Associated Press Federal authorities said the seizure, which they value at $1.1 billion, is the largest cocaine haul in the history of U.S. Customs. Continue reading
Feb 12 After El Chapo conviction, Sinaloa drug cartel carries on By Maria Verza, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Heaping bags of fentanyl and plastic tubs of crystal meth, heroin and cocaine offer no sign that the cartel has been weakened, lost sway over its traditional territory in northwestern Mexico or seen its international reach curtailed. Continue reading
Sep 29 The end of HIV transmission in the U.S.: A once-unthinkable dream becomes an openly discussed goal By Helen Branswell, STAT The struggle against HIV may be undergoing a sea change. Continue reading
Jun 16 Have you found prescriptions cost less if you don’t use your insurance? Tell us your story. By Megan Thompson The PBS NewsHour Weekend reporting team is gathering stories about the high cost of prescription drugs and patients’ experiences at the pharmacy. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 7:40 How an opioid addiction can eat your heart alive By Kay Colby, ideastream The pathway to deadly heart infections for people addicted to opioids often begins with a dirty needle or polluted drug. Special correspondent Kay Colby of Ideastream reports on a little-known problem with big consequences for patients and society as a… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 3:29 OxyContin maker Purdue will stop selling doctors on opioids By PBS News Hour Amid several lawsuits that accuse manufacturing giant Purdue Pharma of contributing to the country’s opioid epidemic, the company announced Saturday it will cut sales staff by more than half and stop marketing opioids to doctors. Reporter Lev Facher, who wrote… Continue watching
Feb 10 On drug costs, modest steps follow Trump’s big promises By Matthew Perrone, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press As a candidate, Trump advocated Medicare negotiations and he called for allowing consumers to import lower-priced medicines from abroad. But the White House strategy paper veers away from such dramatic steps. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 8:50 Murder, extortion and corruption tarnish former tourist haven Acapulco By Danny Gold 2017 marked Acapulco's fifth straight year of being Mexico's most murderous city. Once an internationally renowned tropical paradise, violence has shot up over the last decade. But while police and military forces protect tourists, residents say little is done to… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 8:49 The Cancun that tourists don’t often see: soaring murders amid a bloody drug war By Danny Gold It's not part of Cancun that tourists travel to see: heavily armed police working to stop a soaring homicide rate. The fallout of Mexico's campaign targeting drug cartel leaders is spilling onto the periphery of the famous beach destination, where… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 7:50 Fighting the public health threat of counterfeit drugs By Fred de Sam Lazaro Fake pharmaceuticals are a multi-billion dollar problem around the world. Made and packaged to look like the real deal, these phonies may contain a fraction of the active ingredients or none at all. these fake drugs can have serious consequences… Continue watching